GOALS & OBJECTIVES: REQUIREMENTS

PGY-4 and PGY-5 year

Patient Care and Procedural Skills: 4 months per year

Goal: Fellows must be able to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health. Fellows must be able to competently perform all medical, diagnostic, and surgical procedures considered essential for the area of practice.

Medical Knowledge: 4 months per year

Goal: Fellows must demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological and social behavioral sciences, as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care.

Practice-based Learning and Improvement: 1 month per year

Goal: Fellows must demonstrate the ability to investigate and evaluate their care of patients, to appraise and assimilate scientific evidence, and to continuously improve patient care based on constant self-evaluation and life-long learning.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills: 1 month per year

Goal: Fellows must demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in the effective exchange of information and collaboration with patients, their families, and health professionals

Professionalism: 1 month per year

Goal: Fellows must demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities and an adherence to ethical principles.

Systems-based Practice: 1 month per year

Goal: Fellows must demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system of health care, as well as the ability to call effectively on other resources in the system to provide optimal health care.

PGY-6 year

Felows will develop a written curriculum once per quarter that focuses on all 6 competencies (with the same goals as above) and is appropriate for a new faculty member.